mcnach

I can't play a decent walking bassline on the spot to save my life. I need to sit down, and work it out, slowly, then play it and only then I can get a bit loose and add nice things to it. It's something I want to get better at. I have the Ed Friedland book but I haven't yet used it... So, when a few months ago, our guitarist/singer comes in with a new song he's written and says "oh, I've got this, we could add it to the songs we'll record next week, a walking bassline here would go great". So I used lots of chromatic notes and, like you, I played with confidence and making sure the rhythm was good. It didn't matter that everytime I played the line it was a bit different... I got away with it and they liked it. But I was crying nervously inside. I really need to work at this. It's not that hard, I'm just too slow to do it smoothly on the spot... I guess it means -shudder- practice!

If it plays decently, sure. £140 is nothing.

Nah, it looks good as it is!

Nah, you're just getting more... discerning The cash is attractive. That's one nice pedal there, or half of a very interesting one 😛 but... it sounds like a lot of *work* for little fun, so I think I'd pass too if I could use a dep.

One of my best friends, a very tall man, calls me ThunderDwarf when I play bass. I'm guessing I'll be an outlier

I know you described it as mains hum but seeing that your single coil pickup bass is the worst there... are you sure it's not interference of some sort? In pubs you may get all kinds of weird and wonderful lighting equipment that can be quite noisy. Hard to check without going around turning things on and off, which I doubt they'll let you... but you can have a look around for fluorescent strips and dimmers which are some of the worst culprits. If that's the issue, there's little you can do except shield your instruments the best you can and accept there will be some noise especially with single coil pickups. The mains tester suggested is always a good idea regardless.

He is always very helpful

If I get a duff string I want it replaced. I am not interested in playing string lottery with my money, quite frankly. I never had any issues with any other brand, but I'm aware of at least DR and especially D'Addario replacing strings when customers complain. They get my business.

I bought two sets of strings a while ago, a set of flats and their 'half grounds' or whatever it is they call them. One set had a string that sounded dead compared to the rest. I wrote to them a couple of times before getting a reply (a couple of weeks, I wasn't emailing every hour exactly), and they were not interested. The reply I got was something like "oh really, that's odd"... so I got stuck with the duff strings. It didn't make me want to try them again, to be honest. So I haven't, and I go elsewhere for strings.

I'm in between the Labella low tension ones and the TI. From the clips I've managed to hear and descriptions I *think* that the TI is what I'll prefer (stronger mids)... but I suspect I'll just buy some Labellas to try as well (I already bought a set of TI... just waiting to be used). Expensive, this business of trying strings!

Radge Against The Machine back in action Great evening supporting Hybrid Theory (Linkin Park covers)

The suede strap didn't do it for me... it just pulls my t-shirt and makes me look like I've been wrestling, and possibly losing. Having said that, it's no worse than an Epiphone EB3 or a Thunderbird. But it sounds a lot better. The neck is just the right profile for my liking too.

I wouldn't necessarily say that the solution is on the higher frequencies, but indeed one common misconception is to assume that you need a lot of 'bass' in your bass sound. The mix can often sound clearer with a punchier bass when removing a lot of the lower end. Definition is about the mids. How high or how low depends on what else is there. Carving a niche in a mix is a complicated art, that's why people who are skilled at it can end up earning a lot of money. If it were easy, all of our homemade recordings would sound great.

Indeed, listening to the solo bass tracks of songs that you think sound good is a very enlightening experience. It was for me at least. It's amazing how ugly a sound can be that fits beautifully in a busy mix and complements it, while a 'nice' bass sound just sounds like mud. It's all about what else is going on.

Some do, others however give you little warning. By the time you detect distortion you're too late. The preamp on my old Warwick Corvette $$ worked just fine until it started making some horrible noises (nothing to do with my playing!) and that was it. It varies a lot with different designs, it seems.

This Schecter would be in my list (I have the 4 string version) https://www.richtonemusic.co.uk/product/schecter-model-t-session-5/

Thanks!

I knew there had to be something, thanks! so how does one measure a battery under load?

when a battery has died on me on various basses (invariably on 'home use' instruments, any gigging instrument gets battery replacements regularly) the voltage appeared to be anything between 8-8.4 V This is measured simply with a multimeter, it may not be the correct way to measure it?

Too slow... Usually this reply comes in the first 5

Switches etc are not a fool proof solution: you would just forget to switch off some day. The current arrangement works for me because I was always in the habit of unplugging, passive or active. I just saw the cable as a trip hazard that could result in a costly accident. So I always unplug if not in use. When I'm a dictator I'll make all of you heathens do as I do

Plonkerchat?

That'll never take off. Who could possibly want to spend their free time sat at a computer arguing about those silly things? There will be no interest whatsoever.

Yes, but the job descriptions can be tailored to ensure certain people being made redundant won't qualify well. I've seen it first hand. It's a jungle. It's clear that some rules are needed to prevent abuses, but the current rules don't seem to be very good at it and result in a lost of wasted time for everyone involved.

very likely